Egg-poaching apparatus



F. E. HUMMEL AND 1.1. NOETH.

EGG POACHING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED Demo, 1920.

Patented Dec. 6, 1921.

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FREDERICK E. HUMMEL AND JOHN J'. NOETH, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

EGG-POACHNG APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 6, 1921.

Application led December 10, 1920. Serial No. 429,747.

To all whom t may cof/zoem Be it known that we, FREDERICK E. HUM- MEL and JOHN J. Nourri, citizens of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and tate of Illinois, have invented new and useful improvements in Eggljoaching Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices holding eggs while poaching the saine, and its object is to provide a device oi' this kind which permits perfect drainage of water Ptroni the eggs when they are ready to be served, and which enables the eggs to be removed without breaking the same, and deposited in the place desired, such as in the center of a slice of toasted bread, without loss of any portion of the egg.

With the object stated in view the'invention consists in a novel combination and arangenient of parts to be hereinafter described and claimed, and in order that the sarne may be better understood, reference is had to the accompanying drawing -forining a part of this specification.

ln the drawing,

Figure 1 is an elevation of the apparatus; Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a cross section on the line 3-3 oi2 Fig. 2, and Fig. l is a sectional detail showing a inodiiication.

Referring specifically to the drawing, the base of the device is ot skeleton constriiction, the saine consisting of a rini 5 and a inedial cross bar 6. Midway between its nds, the cross bar 6 supports a tubular upright 7 ot non-circular cross-section, fitted at its upper end with a handle 8.

@ver the outside of the upright 7. is slidably mounted a sleeve 9 having a handle 10 at its upper end, and carrying at its lower end two rings 11 of suitable height to forni the side walls of egg-cups. rlhe apparatus is therefore designed for poaching two eggs simultaneously. Each egg-cup is provided with a slidable bottom consisting` oi two plates 12 and 12a which are slidable toward and from each other, the plates being of such length that they serve for both cups. rlhe meeting edges of the plates 12 and 12a are recessed, as shown at 13, and when said edges come together, these recesses match and produce drainage outlet apertures. The plates 12 and 12a are supported by the rim 5 and the cross-bar 6, and they are designed to be separated for the discharge of the cup contents, the following means being pro? vided for operating the plates for this purpose:

ln the upright is slidably seated a plunger 14 backed by a spring 15 tending to slide the plunger upwardly. rlChe plunger 14: is connected by side links 16 to nthe plates 12 and 12a, said links being pivoted at their lower ends to ears 17 on said plates, and pivotally connected at their upper ends in a recess 17a in the plunger. The upright 7 and the sleeve 9 are slotted Vas shown at 18, and the links 16 pass through said slots. The plates 12 and 12a are normally held drawn together by the spring 15 through the plunger 14; and the links 16.

In use, as the apparatus, with its contents ready to serve, is lifted out of the boiler by grasping the handle 8 with one hand, the other hand is applied to handle 10 to elevate the cup sides 11 slightly above the plates 12 and 12a to allow the water to drain out. The handle 1D is then released to reseat the cup sides 11, and the apparatus may be carried to the waiting toast. Here, the hand removed from the handle 10 is applied to the up Der end of the plunger 14 projecting from t e upright 7, to push the plunger down and thus eect the spreading of the plates 12 and 12a, whereupon each poached egg` drops straight down onto its slice oit toast.

The side walls 11 of the cups have per-V forations 19 just above the approximate height of the egg, to assist the water to drain from above the egg before the side walls are lifted as hereinbetore described.

Fig. 1- shows a diiierent means for operating the plates 12 and 12a. Here, the plunger carries a rack bar 2O which is in inesh with a sector gear 21, which latter operates a second sector gear 21 which is in niesh with a rack 22 on the plate, this gearing being provided for each plate. The upright 7 has a hood 23 inclosing the gearing and supporting the shaft 211i of the sector gears 21 and 21a.

Around the upper end o the upright 7, between the handle 8 and the top of the sleeve9, is placed a coiled spring 25 to reseat the cup side walls 11 when they are released.

Y We claim: p

1. An egg poaching apparatus comprising a base, a tubular upright rising from the base, a sleeve slidably mounted on the upan egg Cup composed of a side Wall, and aV bottom separate from said side Wall and composed of a pair of plates which are slidable transversely beneath the side wall to come together at their opposite edges, and also tov spread, a support for sait platesand a slidable support for the side Wall earriedby said support `for permitting said Wall to be elevated relative to the plates.

3. An egg-poaching apparatus;comprising an egg @up composed of a side Wall, and a bottom separate from saidk side Wall and oomposed o1c a pair of plates which are slidable transversely beneath the side Wall to come together at their opposite edges, and also to spread, said edges having notches` which match to `form dra-in openingsa support for said plates, and a slidable supportk for the side Wall carried` by said Support for permitting said Wall to be elevated relative to the plates.

t. An egg-poaehing apparatus comprising an egg cup composed or' a side Wall having perorations to form drain openings, and a bottom separate from said Wall and composed o a pair of plates which are slidable transversely beneath the side wall to come together at their opposite edges, and also to spread, a support for 'said plates, and a slidable support for the side Wall carried by said support for permitting said Wall to be elevated relative to the plates.

5. An egg-poaehing apparatus comprising a. base having an opening, an egg cup composed of a side Wall, and a bottom separate from said Wall and composed or a' pair o' plates mounted on the base over the opening therein, and slidable transversely beneath the side Wally to come together at their oppo' site edges, and also to spread, and a slidable support for the sidewall carried by the base for permitting said wall to'be' elevated relative to the plates.

n testimony whereof We a-llix our signav tures.

FREDERICK. E. HUlvIM-EL. JOHNl J. NOETH. 

